Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-16
MAINE lbINPATCHES.
MAINE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
Annual Gathering OF Doctors at Port.
land-Yesterday's Meeting.
PORTLAND, June Is

IohILASD, June 10.
At the Wednesday mornings session OF the
Maine Medical Association, DIR. J. A. Doug
lass, of Amesbury, Mass. was introduced as
delegate from the Massachusetts Medical
Society, and invited to participate in the dis
cussions of the meeting. DIR. Douglass
heartily responded. The president an
nounced nominating committee.
DIR. A. g. Young of Augusta was elected
to membership. DR. NJ. c. Wedgewood,
chairman of the board OF censors was intro
duced and made lengthy report in pam
phlet form on the statutes OF the medical regis
tration bill in March last, which was signed
by the Governor and afterwa ards recalled and
vetoed. The committee report that in their
| opinion the bill became law, but there was
no remedy, the Governor having refused to
submit the question to the supreme court.
Accompanying the report are letters from
j. B. Walker and Senator Sleeper Of Andres
| coggin. The report is signed by NJ. G..
Wedgewood, Henry p. Merriil, L. Ben
| nett, +. &. Thayer, & W G. diard.
| On motion of DIR. G rrl,n oi Portland, the
report was accept d, and thanks extended 10
| the board of censot-.
| 1t was also voted that committee be ap-
pointed with Instructors 10 report in the al
tern0On a series of resolutions expressive Of
the views of the Association concerning the
| act TO regulate the practice Of m dlcine.
DIR, +. N. Wheeler, of Camden, presented d
a paper on telimus.
DR.. w p. Giddings, OF Gardner. read a
paper on Brigbt's disease.
DIR. A. j. Fuller, of Bath, presented the
report of the visitors to the Maine Insane
Hospital There has been many sanitary i'm
provemei t. there.
There has been an improvement in the
methods of treating the insane. A prsctlc-
asserted to be prevalent in many towns and
cities of de aging commitment of insane peo-
pie to the hospital to save expense, was Sc
| verely condemned.
DIR. ID. N. Skinner, of Auburn. read a pa
per on the effc of tobacco.
Adjourned to N.
At the afternoon session Of the Maine Med.
ical Association the following filters were
elected:
President-Dr. F. c. Thayer Wattrville
Vice Presidents-Drs. A NJ Preable, Au
burn. Henry II. Hunt, Portland
Recording Secretary-Dr. Chss. ID. Smith,
Portland.
Corresponding Secretary-Dr. C. f. Will
Jams, Auburn.
Board of Censors-Drs. NJ. C. wedgewood,
Lew iston, b. F. Sutrlis, Auburn. ~.
Wheeler, Camde n. II. Z. Merrill, Portland,
j o. Webster. Augusta.
Publication Committe-Drs. Charles ID
Smith, ex officio, of Portland; c. o Hunt,
Lewiston, G. A Baker, Portland, +. +
Maxey, Saco.
BUSINESS Committee-Drs. J. +. Kimball
and G. A. Ring, Portland.
One hundred dollars was appropriated for
the International medical congress which
meets in September next in Washington.
The following resolution was Introduced by
Dr. +. II. Gerrish, chairman of the connie.
tee.
Whereas the board of cens,rs of the asso
citation has made careful l. v stig,tion ot
the passage by both branches Ut the lrgisIa-
ture the bill entitled "an act to regulate the
practice of medicine, If its approval by the
Governor, its formal d, posit as a law among
the archives IN the Office of the Secretary of
State, its withdrawal ther, from by the Gov
ernor at the demand of timorous poliucians
and his so-cslled veto of it, ana
Whereas This association Is satisfied of
the correctness of the statement of facts in
| the case which is made BY the censors and
| believe that all the steps necessary to con
| vert the bill into law were taken, that no
| subsequent action of the governor and secre
| tary of State was competent to annui TINS
| statute and that the act in question is entitled
to full recognition and ,ntorcem' nt,therefore
Resolved, That As this association possesses
fuller knowledge of the circumstsnces of the
case than any other body of cuizens, it is Pc
culiarly its duty to inform the people of the
State of the outrage which has been perpe-
trated upon them, and acqusint them with the
conduct of men whom they honored with
some of the most exalted offices in their gift.
Resolved, That in the opinion of this asso-
citation the Governor, bv ab,trscting the reg
istrstion act from the statutes of this State.
has VIC al ed his oath of utfice which r, quirts
him to uphold and execute rather than TO
overturn and destroy the laws.
Resolved, That his refusal to submit the
question of the legality of his performance
TO the supreme court, knowing that no Other
man could obtain its opinion on the matter
during the present administration. is an ad-
mission of the indefensibiiity OF his attitude.
displays either the disposition of despot or
the servility of puslilanimous agent OF un-
scrupulous political masters.
Resolved, That as body of citizens who
believe the safety of our constitutional liber
tv depends upon the support and faithful ex-
ecution of all laws which are legally made.
and who are unwilling TO submit without
protest TO this atrocious imposition, this assoc
citation looks with great alarm upon the effort
| of our chief magistrate to defeat the will OF
| the people by attempting to overthrow.a
statute whatever opinions of its merits were
entertained by him or his advisers.
resolved, That this association will use all
honorable means in its power to procure the
restoration Of the registration law to its Just
| place among the other statutes of the COM
monw ealth, and calls upon every citizen who
values his right to assist in this patriotic
work with his voice, and, if necessary, his
vote.
The resolutions were adopted by unsni-
nous rising vote.
In introducing these resolutions DIR. Ger
rish said The committee appointed to give
expression to the views of the association
concerning the matter of registration OF the
law believes that the interest of the society
| in the premises 10 not due to the feeling that
the phy siciaus of the State have been especi-
ally insulted or injured. but would be equal
" great il any other law had been stolen:
'The reaolutions therefore will not be found